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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Frederic Stewart Bartlett
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bartle64
- Creators:
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Bartlett, Fred S. (Frederic Stewart), 1905-Loomis, Sylvia GliddenNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 November 11
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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39 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Fred S. (Frederic Stewart) Bartlett conducted 1964 November 11, by Sylvia Loomis for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Bartlett speaks of his early life in Colorado; his early museum experience at the Denver Art Museum; the art centers started under the New Deal; unnoticed artists of America; the art of the banal; contemporary problems in museums. He recalls Donald Bear, Gladys Caldwell, Frank Mechau and Holger Cahill.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Frederic (Fred) Stewart Bartlett (1905-1988) was a museum director in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 15 min.
Keywords
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Bear, Donald, 1905-1952 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Caldwell, Gladys | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mechau, Frank, 1904-1946 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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